Governorships
Is Military Experience No Longer Valued in Minnesota Gubernatorial Elections?
Prior to Tim Pawlenty, 10 of the previous 14 Minnesota governors had military service; Minnesotans elected veterans in 16 of 19 gubernatorial elections from 1944-1998
Read MoreOut with the Old and In with the Older: Ex-Governors Have Historically Good Odds in Comeback Bids
Former governors have won 63 percent of open races in comeback campaigns and 57 percent overall since WWII; five ex-governors to be on the ballot in 2010
Read MoreRemembering the Historic Gubernatorial Class of 2002
25 candidates were elected governor for the first time in 2002, the largest number since WWII; record could be eclipsed in 2010
Read MoreHow Does Tim Pawlenty Rank in the Gubernatorial Class of 2002 on Jobs?
Minnesota Governor has presided over 64.4 percent increase in unemployment, slightly better than his gubernatorial Class of ’02 as well as the national average
Read MoreLong Legislative Service Not a Prescription for Gubernatorial Electoral Success in Minnesota
Only one Minnesota Governor since statehood has spent as much time in the legislature as 2010 DFL candidates Margaret Anderson Kelliher and Matt Entenza
Read MoreWill Voter ID Issue Turn Conservative Democrats Into ‘Emmercrats’ in MN Gubernatorial Race?
Emmer continues to highlight voter ID as core issue to 2010 campaign; popular issue may be the lure to get conservative Democrats onto his coalition’s hook
Read MoreWill Margaret Anderson Kelliher Break the Upper Midwestern Glass Ceiling?
Just 17 women have appeared on the gubernatorial ballot in 257 elections across Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; only 2 from major political parties
Read MoreHow High Will the GOP (Tidal) Wave Be When It Hits Minnesota in November?
All signs point to GOP momentum in states across each of Minnesota’s borders
Read MoreWill Minnesotans Elect a Catholic Governor in 2010?
Only one Catholic has ever been elected Governor in Minnesota history; Seifert, Emmer, Kelliher, Rukavina, Thissen among 2010 Catholic gubernatorial candidates
Read MoreWill Minnesotans Elect Another Lawyer to the Governor’s Mansion in 2010?
Pawlenty was first Gopher State Governor elected with a law degree since 1974; from 1910-1974, 90 percent of elected governors had a legal education
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